Leptospira spp. possess a complete haem biosynthetic pathway and are able to use exogenous haem sources
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- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 49 (3) , 745-754
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03589.x
Abstract
Unlike the spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum, Leptospira spp. contain genes encoding the enzymes for most biosynthetic pathways. In this study, we describe the first haem biosyn...Keywords
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